Wall Stories
Since 1968, the Superbee site has been a hive of human activity—first as a honey factory, then as a tourist attraction. After the business closed, the buildings were left vacant and slowly overtaken by time, weather, and people. What remained was not simply a ruined structure but a layered record of human presence, where graffiti, decay, and fragments of the original architecture coexisted.
Wall Stories captures and preserves these interactions, transforming sections of the site into sculptural time capsules. The works function as a library of memories, holding traces of human activity that would otherwise disappear. Responding to the graffiti’s ephemerality and the ongoing destruction of the buildings, the sculptures freeze moments of chaos into enduring forms.
Medium: Resin, concrete, plaster, and materials recovered from the Superbee site.
Year: Created in 2020
Status: Complete
Wall Stories preserves the final physical remnants of the Superbee site, which was once a much-loved Sunshine Coast tourist attraction. The works transform fragments of the original buildings into sculptural time capsules, capturing traces of human activity and the layered history of the site.
Project overview: Wall Stories
Wall Story No. 1, 2020, pieces of wall, resin, 12.1 x 14.4 x 6cm
Wall Story No. 2, 2020, pieces of wall, resin, plaster, cement, 10.5 x 10 x 25cm
Wall Story No. 3, 2020, pieces of wall, mirror, glass, rust, string, tile, wood, plaster, cement, 10.3 x 8 x 15cm
Wall Story No. 4, 2020, paper backing of plaster wall, string, resin 16 x 4.5 x 9.8 cm
Wall Story No. 5, 2020, pieces of wall, plaster, resin, 13 x 4.5 x 14.5 cm
Wall Story No. 6, 2020, pieces of wall, plaster, resin, 22.2 x 3.5 x 28.5 cm (accidentally destroyed)
Wall Story No. 7, 2020, peeled paint, string, resin, 20.8 x 21.3 x 1 cm
Wall Story No. 8, 2020, pieces of wall, steel, tile, plaster, cement, resin, 14cm tall x 4.8cm in diameter
The Wall Stories series comprises 7 sculptures, accompanied by the first limited-edition print (of 15) showing a sculpture in situ. Originally, there were 8 sculptures, but Wall Story No. 6 was accidentally destroyed.
Prints: Available individually, edition of 15
Greeting cards: Available for each sculpture photograph
Postcards: A set of 12 images of the abandoned site, covered in graffiti, capturing the stories witnessed by the walls
Selected sculptures from the series are also available for acquisition. For enquiries about availability, pricing, or to request further information, please contact the artist directly.
This project is currently on display at the Artisan Pop-Up at Caloundra Regional Gallery.
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